Tailgate for Trees

Thursday, September 17, 2015

6:00 PM

Ladybird Grove & Mess Hall

684 John Wesley Dobbs Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30312

Join us on Thursday, September 17 for “Tailgate for Trees,” a casual get-together and “friend raiser.” We’ll kick off our planting season and celebrate the opening of our new education center, the Trees Atlanta TreeHouse. The fun-filled event will take place at the Ladybird Grove and Mess Hall, a restaurant and bar that bills itself as “base camp for the urban explorer.” Located at the Atlanta BeltLine mile marker 9.25, it’s just a jog down the BeltLine from the 112 Krog Street location of the new TreeHouse.

Featuring delicious fare from the famed Ladybird kitchen, and liquid refreshments provided by Red Hare Brewing Company, this year’s Tailgate will also feature live music, a silent auction of rare and unusual plants, and opportunities to win exciting door prizes. We’ll offer tours of the TreeHouse: you can walk down the BeltLine to it or hop onto one of our golf cart shuttles.

Tickets are $50; patron level tickets (with additional benefits) begin at $125. All proceeds benefit our educational programs, in addition to our tree planting projects. Help us celebrate the role Trees Atlanta has played in the community for the past 30 years, while supporting our efforts to protect our urban canopy for generations to come.

About Trees Atlanta

Since its beginnings, the primary goals of Trees Atlanta have been to replace trees lost to development, conserve existing trees, protect green space areas, and educate the community’s residents and workers about the many benefits of trees. These actions have resulted in Trees Atlanta becoming one of the most widely known non-profits throughout metro-Atlanta and a highly regarded community steward of our urban environment.

Founded in 1985 by Central Atlanta Progress (the downtown business leaders association), the Atlanta Commissioner of Parks, and the Junior League of Atlanta, Trees Atlanta was initially tasked with improving the tree canopy in downtown Atlanta. Despite the fact that the Atlanta metropolitan area is recognized by the National Forest Service as “the most heavily forested urban area in the country”, the Atlanta Central Business District was severely lacking in trees compared to other major cities across the country and around the world. Trees Atlanta met that challenge head-on, planting 40+ shade trees in downtown Atlanta in its first year. Since then, Trees Atlanta has expanded its focus to the entire metro area (inside I-285), and 126,000 trees later, the mission continues to evolve. Learn more →